The opening lyric of The Liechtensteiner Polka goes “Der alte Herr von Liechtenstein ….” meaning the old man of the town as in The Mayor. There's also the Yiddish expression “alte kaker,” also meaning ...
It was the last week of the German election campaign. “Don’t worry,” said Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, “I am not going to let myself be De Gasperized.” To prove it, the 77-year-old Chancellor, whom ...
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